Sinistral snail shells in the sea: Developmental causes and consequences

Lethaia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-66

  Heindricks, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chirality; Conus; Developmental mode; Directional asymmetry; Fossil; Gastropod; Pleiotropic effects; Sinistral; Sympatric speciation

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; GASTROPOD; PLIOCENE; SHELL; SNAIL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 60749137669     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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